Michigan State women's basketball's Nia Clouden gaining attention as one of nation's best

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Pope Francis calls Trump's plans of mass deportation of immigrants 'a disgrace'
Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. History’s first Latin American pope was asked about the Trump administration pledges of deportations during an appearance Sunday night on a popular Italian talk show, Che Tempo Che Fa. “If true, this will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing pay the bill” for the problem, Francis said.
Reuters
Indonesia mulls repatriation bid for accused Bali bomb plotter, report says
Indonesia is looking into ways to repatriate an al Qaeda-linked Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in some of the country's deadliest attacks, including the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali, according to the state news agency. Described by former President George W. Bush as "one of the world's most lethal terrorists," Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is accused of helping to plan the Bali nightclub attack that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreigners, and of financing the Jakarta Marriott Hotel bombing in 2003. The former leader of the Southeast Asian militant network Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in 2003 in a U.S.-led operation in Thailand and before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006.
TODAY
Nelly speaks out on his decision to perform at Trump's inauguration: 'I support the Office'
Rapper Nelly spoke about his upcoming performance at President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural Liberty Ball.
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal begins with release of hostages, prisoners
The first three Israeli hostages were released after the ceasefire officially began. Hours later, Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
AFP
Asian markets track Wall St and Europe rally after Trump-Xi talks
Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and a record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that soothed worries about the incoming US leader's second term.Trump and Xi vowed to improve ties between Washington and Beijing, with the Chinese leader hoping for a "good start" to relations and the president-elect saying "it is my expectation that we will solve many problems together".
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Pakistan launches security operation in the northwest after surge in violence and sectarian strife
Pakistani security forces launched an operation targeting militants in a restive northwestern district bordering Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, following a surge in attacks and sectarian strife. The latest attack in Kurram, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was on Friday when unidentified gunmen ambushed and burned aid trucks, killing two security personnel and at least five drivers. Hundreds of thousands of residents have since faced a shortage of food and medicine with aid organizations unable to enter the area.
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Marcos denounces 'woke' sex education bill in Catholic Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos denounced on Monday a proposed law to make sex education mandatory in schools in the conservative mainly Catholic nation, alleging it would teach four year-olds to pleasure themselves.Sex education was incorporated into the public school curriculum for students aged 10-19 in 2012 with the passage of a reproductive health law, though private schools, many of them run by the Catholic Church, are not required to teach it.
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What to watch at Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president Monday, returning to power to enact his sweeping vision of America after leaving his office in shame four years ago.
AFP
Indonesia launches international carbon exchange
Indonesia opened its carbon exchange to international buyers on Monday, aiming to raise funds to help meet ambitious domestic climate goals.It hopes that funds raised by carbon credits sales on the exchange will finance some of the green transition.
CNN
A long-awaited ceasefire has finally begun in Gaza. Here’s what we know
Three hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza and returned to Israel on Sunday, as a highly anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect.
Reuters
Triumphant Trump returns to White House, launching new era of upheaval
Donald Trump will be sworn in as U.S. president on Monday, ushering in another turbulent four-year term with promises to push the limits of executive power, deport millions of immigrants, secure retribution against his political enemies and transform the role of the U.S. on the world stage. Trump's inauguration completes a triumphant comeback for a political disruptor who survived two impeachment trials, a felony conviction, two assassination attempts and an indictment for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. The ceremony will take place at noon (1700 GMT) inside the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, four years after a mob of Trump supporters breached the symbol of American democracy in an unsuccessful effort to forestall the Republican Trump's 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Analysis-Trump's return adds new twist to Western firms' Russia exit dilemma
That is the dilemma facing the hundreds of Western companies still operating in Russia as Donald Trump returns to the White House with a promise to end the Ukraine conflict while Moscow's tougher exit conditions make it costlier to leave. Many companies, including Renault, McDonald's and Heineken have left Russia since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, usually taking hefty writedowns and selling their assets at steep discounts demanded by the Kremlin. European lenders Raiffeisen Bank International and UniCredit remain ensnared by profits stuck in Russia and the need for exit approval from Moscow.
AFP
80 killed, thousands displaced in Colombian guerrilla violence
A fresh outbreak of guerrilla violence amid a faltering peace process in Colombia has left more than 80 people dead, including civilians, and displaced around 11,000 in just four days, officials reported Sunday.- House to house - "In just four days, at least 11,000 displaced people have been reported and there could be many more," said Iris Marin, head of the Ombudsman's Office rights group, in a video broadcast on the social network X. "There are indiscriminate attacks on combatants and civili
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California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
TODAY
TikTok says it is restoring service for US users
TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.
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As Trump returns to the White House, families prepare for mass deportations
Parents around Nora Sanidgo's large, rectangular dining table had lunch before signing documents to make the Nicaraguan immigrant a legal guardian of their children, entrusting them to her if they are deported. “Talk to your children and tell them what can happen, let them have my phone number on hand, let them learn it, let them record it,” Sandigo said Sunday. For the group at Sandigo's southwest Miami home and for millions in the United States illegally or with temporary legal status, the start of Donald Trump's second term as president on Monday comes with a feeling that their time in the U.S. may end soon.
AFP
India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings
Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police."They said... police were on their way to arrest me," Singh said.
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Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St's strong finish ahead of Trump's inauguration
Asian shares advanced early Monday after U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months, while U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.3% to 20,041.09 after China’s central bank kept its key lending rates unchanged and the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.5% at 3,257.24. A Hong Kong court extended a deadline for troubled property developer Country Garden to reach an agreement with its creditors until next month in the latest slow step toward recovery from a downturn in the real estate industry.
AFP
Mug shot, solitary cell for South Korea's President Yoon
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.The suspended leader, whose powers have been transferred to an acting president but who remains sitting head of state, also had his mug shot taken and underwent physical examination like his fellow inmates, Shin said.
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Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms
Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend with a thick blanket of snow — and more snowfall in the forecast. Winter storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service were in effect for parts of the Mid-Atlantic through Monday morning, and warnings began in New England on Sunday afternoon. Heavy lake-effect snow was expected in western New York state Monday through Wednesday morning, with 2 to 3 feet (about 60 to 90 centimeters) possible in some areas including Oswego along Lake Ontario.

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